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I am originally from India. I am settled in United States since 1969. I love mathematics, philosophy and clarity in thinking.

Walking and Mindfulness

January 11, 2015 – 2:21 PM
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Reference: MINDFULNESS IN BODILY ACTIVITIES

Walking is a great exercise, especially for those who are getting older. Walking with contemplative mindfulness is good for both physical and mental health.

The following instructions are based on the above reference from Buddha.  You may read this reference to get the details on the material to contemplate upon. This walking exercise may be done alone or with an exercise partner. Both of you do this exercise.

  1. Set up a routine for walking for at least 30 minutes daily. You may choose a different route for walking each day.

  1. If you have not already experienced sitting mindfulness, add the exercise TR0 and Mindfulness to your daily routine as well.

  1. When walking, be aware of the body’s changing disposition at all times. Feel your muscles. Do not interfere with body’s natural progression. Let one foot follow the other naturally.

  1. Also be aware of the body’s actions at all times. Do not interfere with the natural flow of actions. Let body’s movements be fluid when turning or changing direction.

  1. During the walk, reflect on the composition of the body from the soles up, and from the top of the head down. Contemplate non-judgmentally on both external and internal parts of the body, while visualizing them, as they appear in the mind.

  1. Also reflect on the workings of the larger systems of the body, down to the individual organs. Contemplate non-judgmentally on the various external and internal activities of the body, while visualizing them, as they appear in the mind.

  1. Reflect on the various material elements that this body is composed of, and into which it may ultimately disintegrate.

  1. Contemplate upon the impermanence of the body. You may visualize all the different ways that the body could be disposed of in the society and in nature.

NOTE 1: If you run into any question about body parts and their functions etc., then, after your walk, consult an encyclopedia, Wikipedia or other resources. Apply Subject Clearing to this area of knowledge.

NOTE 2: If the weather is not appropriate, you may use a treadmill to walk on. Mindfulness can still be applied.

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A Workable Definition of Space

January 11, 2015 – 11:39 AM
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Reference: A Non-mathematical Model of Quantum Mechanics

Here are some informed conjectures:

(1) We see SPACE as a background of matter and energy.

(2) Matter consists of inertia in the form of mass. It possesses the characteristic of “centeredness.”

(3) Energy (EM radiation) consists of inertia in the form of frequency. It possesses the characteristic of “spreadingness”.

(4) Inertia changes its characteristic from “centeredness” to “spreadingness” in the particle-wave region addressed by QM.

(5) “Spreadingness” seems to increase as the frequency decreases in the Energy (EM radiation) region.

(6) It seems that space would be the ultimate in “spreadingness.”

(7) Since absolutes are difficult to attain and it is easier to conceptualize in relative terms, we can think of space only in terms of vanishing frequency and inertia.

(8) If we plot frequency on a logarithmic scale as a power of two, we may think of space as a “disturbance” with a frequency 20.00001 or less.

We may have a workable definition of space as above.

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A Non-mathematical Model of Quantum Mechanics

January 10, 2015 – 9:01 PM
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Reference: A New Explanation of Inertia

QM seems to have provided only mathematical models for real phenomena, so far. Here are my views from a mile high altitude that is likely to wander into the territory of informed conjecture.

  1. The phenomena being examined by quantum mechanics is that the motion of atomic particles does not follow classical mechanics, yet it is not totally random.

  2. Individual particles, when viewed together over a period of time, appear to be distributed in space as if they are parts of a wave pattern.

  3. These particles somehow seem to “sense each other” not only when separated in space, much like a flock of birds, but also when separated in time.

  4. We have created mathematical models that use the concept of probability to explain the observed wave pattern emerging from apparent randomness of the particles. But they do not really explain the underlying nature of matter, energy, space and time.

  5. Questions that spring up are:

    1. Are these quantum particles really discrete?

    2. Do they really exist independent of each other in space and time?

    3. What is the true nature of a quantum particle?

    4. What is the true nature of space and time?

  6. We are basically observing a phenomenon that has both particle and wave characteristics. A key factor that is common to both of these characteristics is inertia.

  7. Inertia is basically a resistance to change in motion. In a particle the inertia is observed as its mass. In a wave the inertia may be observed as its frequency. From Einstein’s formulations, E = hf = mc^2, frequency seems to have a correspondence with mass in the form of direct proportionality.

  8. The wave function is trying to describe a phenomenon where inertia seems to be distributed between frequency and mass.

  9. Newton describes inertia as the inherent state of motion that maintains itself.

  10. With particle’s mass comes the characteristic of being “discrete” and “located.” This may be called the characteristic of “centerdness.” We can express the mass of an object through its “center of mass.” This “centeredness” of inertia corresponds to a spinning motion.

  11. With wave’s frequency comes the characteristic of “flow” and “spread,” understood as a photon or wave-packet. This may be called the characteristic of “spreadingness.” This “spreadingness” of inertia corresponds to an oscillatory motion.

  12. At quantum levels one is not observing the behavior of golf ball type particles. One is actually observing a motion consisting of both spinning and oscillatory characteristics.

These are enough of conjectures for the moment, but I hope they provide a likely picture from a mile high altitude above the mathematical jungle.

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Interiorization & Exteriorization

January 8, 2015 – 10:36 PM
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Reference: What is Awareness, Scientifically?

In Scientology, INTERIORIZATION refers to a condition that has to do with “going into and becoming part of the body too fixedly.” EXTERIORIZATION is defined as “a state where the individual experiences being outside his body.”

But the experience of being outside the body is just a feeling. It is the sense of “I” that appears to be outside the body.  This sense is the “center of awareness” of the body-mind system. The mind extends from the body but way beyond it. Therefore, the body-mind system is way bigger than the body. The body is only a small part of it. The sense of “I,” or the “center of awareness,” can be anywhere in the body-mind system. When it locates itself outside the body, then, the person gets the idea that he is not merely a body.

Until then, maybe, the person thought that he is just that body because the body appeared to act as the center of awareness. It may be said that the person’s attention was actually fixed on the body but he was not aware of it. When that attention suddenly becomes unstuck, and the “center of awareness” moves outside the body, the person feels very liberated. This comes to him as a big surprise. He literally feels being outside the body. He thinks that something very special has happened. He feels a deep “spiritual awakening.”

INTERIORIZATION is the condition of attention being too fixed on the body. When that attention suddenly becomes unstuck the person feels very liberated. This feeling of liberation is called exteriorization.

Such “out-of-body” experiences are actually quite common, but they are random and uncontrolled. It just so happens that the person’s considerations shift in such a way that the “center of awareness” moves beyond the confines of the body. It, then, appears to the person that he is outside the body, while there is no physical separation. The feeling of exteriorization may go away just as suddenly as it had come. The person does not know what actually happened; but he remembers the brief experience and longs for it. After having such experience the person’s attention may get fixed on getting exterior to the body.

When a person’s attention is too fixed on separating “self” from the body, then it is just another form of INTERIORIZATION.

Scientology and other religions convince a person that he is an identity, or individuality, that is immortal, and which can operate outside the body permanently. This may sound crazy, but a person, who already believes in a God existing outside the universe, and a soul existing after death, can easily be convinced that he exists separate from the body. 

In truth, the sense of “I” is not something physical that is separate from the body. The real anomaly is that the person’s viewpoint is narrow and his idea of “self” is limited to his body. This is an area that needs to be carefully subject cleared. See SUBJECT CLEARING STEP 7—Subject: SELF.

The simple truth lies in broadening the viewpoint of the person on the subject of self.

But the broader problem is fixation of attention. The attention could be fixed on the body, or on getting out of the body, or on salvation, or on attaining nirvana. The actual problem is the state of the attention, which happens to be introverted. Wherever, the attention is fixed, it is an anomaly. That area of fixation must be subject cleared to broaden the viewpoint. In Hinduism, this is called getting rid of all attachments.

When the fixed attention truly becomes free by broadening the viewpoint, there is a feeling of liberation that continues. One attains the certainty that one is much more than some boxed in ideas and thinking patterns. This feeling is real and not just the illusion of being “outside the body.”

When there is no fixed attention either on body or on self, one can then be as large as the reality one is witnessing at any time.

The simple method for freeing fixed attention is subject clearing. One can then view the whole universe for what it is.

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Relativistic Mass

January 7, 2015 – 7:35 AM

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Rference: A New Explanation of Inertia

Does the mass of an object become infinite as it approaches the speed of light? That seems to be the conclusion derived from the Theory of Relativity. But can mass exist at the speed of light?

Looking at the wave-particle duality, it appears that a particle would turn more into a wave as it approaches the speed of light. For example, an electron is likely to turn into a gamma ray photon as it approaches the speed of light.

This is in the nature of inertia. Inertia as mass seems to be due to rotational spin. Inertia as frequency seems to be due to oscillations. Rotational spin seems to localize motion. Oscillations seem to let motion flow.

For motion to attain the speed of light it has to be more in the nature of oscillations than in the nature of spin. In other words, it has to be more of frequency than mass; or more of a wave than a particle.

As a particle with mass approaches the speed of light it becomes more of a wave with a frequency.

From Wikipedia:

“At high speeds, and especially near the speed of light, inertial mass can be determined by measuring the magnetic field strength and the curvature of the path of an electrically-charged mass such as an electron.”

We are measuring the inertial mass indirectly near the speed of light. It is more of a mathematical interpretation.

When we consider mass of an object to become infinite as it approaches the speed of light, we are making a mathematical projection. It is not something real.

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